This is an excellent, well-written book that can serve as an useful primer for those of us who want to get a sense of the UFO/UAP problem. This is important, since no rational, unbiased person can deny the reality of this phenomenon. Once again, full dsclosure: I am a skeptic, but I am no debunker, and I am deeply curious about these things. Also, I am no one to deride and/or discounts the experiences of anyone. I may disagree, emphatically even, but I always try to do it with respect.
In a nutshell, as I have stated in my previous post and reiterate here: These things are real, but we don’t have any idea what they are; at least most of us don’t.
This book walk us through a brief historical overview of the events that guided the thoughts of UFO enthusiasts, beginning in the 1940s all the way to the exciting present developments, but is has much more to offer. I like the author’s curious, yet objective approach to the topic, and I especially appreciate its perspective; please allow me to explain. It irritates me to no end that many narratives and hypotheses (NOT theories – a pet peeve of mine) formulated on this topic, with some notable exceptions, tend to center around what happens in the continental US. This book explicitly provides a much-needed global perspective. UFOs/UAPs are being seen everywhere, period.
Without giving too much away, the only disappointing thing about this book is the usual statements in the lines of “… a person high-up in the (Air Force/Navy/Government/take your pick) told me X”. I understand that journalists must work with anonymous sources, I really get it, and I get that a journalists must respect the anonymity of a source upon request, but this leads to interesting hearsay, nothing more. This book is actually better than others in this respect, since he names comparatively more sources than other books. This fact, combined with the provided information, and the aforementioned perspective, objectivity and professionalism of the author, make this book is well worth the read.
A solid 4.75/5.
Picture credit: Harper Collins
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I had a relative who worked for the Defense Department and had regularly visited the Government site in Nevada. He never spoke much about his work— about the only knowledge I was privy to involved the fact that buildings in Las Vegas swayed every so often. Even that was a treat — I had often asked about UFOs or the testing site—never a word or an acknowledgment.
It is a fascinating topic—